I feel a little chastened about my screed against Forsythia. Last weekend I was in Connecticut, among people who love it. It looked great along the highways -- I’ll say that for it.
Still I stand by my disapproval of planting Forsythia in Brooklyn.
But say you are planting a typical Brooklyn garden, and you love Forsythia because it’s bright and early. Corylopsis (recommended after the last Forsythia tirade) is too wan and toned-down for your taste. What you want is uninhibited brassiness to go with the tulips and flowering cherries.
So plant Kerria. It’s resoundingly yellow, and, unlike Forsythia, the flowering repeats a little after the initial flush. Dirr says it’s “ideally sited in partial shade.” The leaves are neat, and the stems are distinctly green and ornamental in winter. The photo shows the double flowered variety, which is more common than the more elegant single.
Still I stand by my disapproval of planting Forsythia in Brooklyn.
But say you are planting a typical Brooklyn garden, and you love Forsythia because it’s bright and early. Corylopsis (recommended after the last Forsythia tirade) is too wan and toned-down for your taste. What you want is uninhibited brassiness to go with the tulips and flowering cherries.
So plant Kerria. It’s resoundingly yellow, and, unlike Forsythia, the flowering repeats a little after the initial flush. Dirr says it’s “ideally sited in partial shade.” The leaves are neat, and the stems are distinctly green and ornamental in winter. The photo shows the double flowered variety, which is more common than the more elegant single.
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